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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Kimberly discovers Lola and the Boy Next Door

Book: Lola and the Boy Next Door

Author: Stephanie Perkins

Series: YES!!!

Rating: 5 stars

Budding designer Lola
Nolan doesn’t believe in fashion...she believes in costume. The more expressive
the outfit--more sparkly, more fun, more wild--the better. But even though
Lola’s style is outrageous, she’s a devoted daughter and friend with some big plans
for the future. And everything is pretty perfect (right down to her hot rocker
boyfriend) until the dreaded Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, return to the
neighborhood.

When Cricket--a gifted inventor--steps out from his twin sister’s shadow and
back into Lola’s life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for
the boy next door.

A month ago I had NO idea that Lola was a sequel/companion
novel to Anna and the French Kiss (which I adored). I started reading the book
and nearly dropped it when Lola started talking about her coworker, Anna and
her boyfriend… I LOVED that little glimpse that we get of what happens after
Anna and the French Kiss ended.

As for Lola? She is adorable.
I liked her from the start. Her style. Her sense of humor. Her FAMILY. (Her Dad’s
are hilarious. “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do”, “Honey, that saying doesn’t
really work when you’re gay.”

All of the characters were, as to be expected of Stephanie
Perkins, so fully developed and imagined that I connected with them. I loved
them and hated a few of them. I was so invested in Lola’s relationship with her
rocker boyfriend, half the time I was seeing him through her eyes, which made
his character an interesting one for me. Cricket was also quite nice… ;) I
first thought “what kind of dumb name is that??” It didn’t take me long to
change my mind.

If you want a fun, contemporary read, with characters that
you will love, with a romance that you will love, give this a read. Don’t
forget to pick up Anna and the French Kiss first!

7 comments
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I actually read LOLA first before ANNA and just completely went crazy about this week. I loved Lola and yes, she was an easy character to connect with. And I just absolutely adore Cricket Bell. I have to say that I liked this second book than the first. :)

I read it less than a month ago to prepare myself for Isla and it was soooooo cute! I loved every single page of it! I had already loved Anna because it was Stephanie's first book and it was so sweet and romantic and it had me swooning all over the place. And well, the setting... *-*But I loved Lola and the booy next door even more! Lola's parents were awesome, I was laughing out loud all the time and Cricket? That little poor thing, I wanted to hug him and cuddle him the whole time! And seeing Etienne and Anna again was like meeting some old friens :3

Ps. I've started my book blog, I'd really appreciated if you checked it out! Bye!http://franniepanincloudsofpages.blogspot.it/

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